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  2. Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    Washington was named after President George Washington by an act of the United States Congress during the creation of Washington Territory in 1853; the territory was to be named "Columbia", for the Columbia River and the Columbia District, but Kentucky representative Richard H. Stanton found the name too similar to the District of Columbia (the national capital, itself containing the city of ...

  3. Outline of Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    The location of the state of Washington in the United States of America The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Washington: Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States , and is named after George Washington , the first President of the United States (it is the ...

  4. Portal:Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    Vancouver (/ v æ n ˈ k uː v ər / ⓘ van-KOO-vər) is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, located in Clark County.Founded in 1825 and incorporated in 1857, Vancouver had a population of 190,915 as of the 2020 census, making it the fourth-most populous city in Washington state.

  5. Timeline of Washington (state) history - Wikipedia

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    1913 - The Washington state parks system is established. [14] 1916 - July 15: The Boeing Company is established in the state as Pacific Aero Products Company. 1922 - J Harlen Bretz first proposes his Missoula floods hypothesis, which he termed Spokane floods. 1923 - March 5: The Washington state flag is adopted. It would receive minor revisions ...

  6. Geography of Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific coast of Westport. Washington is the northwesternmost state of the contiguous United States.It borders Idaho to the east, bounded mostly by the meridian running north from the confluence of the Snake River and Clearwater River (about 117°02'23" west), except for the southernmost section where the border follows the Snake River.

  7. Puget Sound - Wikipedia

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    The Washington State Ferries (WSF) are a state-run ferry system that connects the larger islands of Puget Sound the Washington mainland, and the Olympic and Kitsap Peninsulas. Its vessels carry both passengers and vehicular traffic. The system averaged 24.3 million passengers in the 2010s [53] and 17.2 in 2022 with the COVID-19 pandemic. [54]

  8. History of Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    The official History of the Washington State Legislature states "As had been the case in 1882, in Thurston County, Democrats and anti-administration Republicans joined to form the People’s Party". [13] However a Washington local newspaper in 1865 listed the People's Party as one of the main competing parties in an election. [17]

  9. List of Washington state symbols - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Washington, the state's flag. The U.S. state of Washington has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Washington State Legislature.These symbols, which reflect the history and culture of the state, are often opportunities for politicians to "tie themselves to popular symbols", for teachers to highlight the legislative process to their students, and for lobbyists to "have their ...